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TIL that the oldest known joke in history is an ancient Sumerian joke about a woman farting in her husband’s company.

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xV8oD Today I learned of dollhouse grave markers used to mark the graves of girls who died very young. Complete with glass windows and working doors, these tombstones often contained the child’s toys.
Okda TIL after several overburdened hospitals turned away a 22yo woman’s 4 Ebola-stricken family members, the Liberian woman fashioned protective equipment out of plastic garbage bags and treated them herself for 2 weeks. Three of the Four family members survived.
yQM1J TIL that after his success in Terminator 2, Edward Furlong, 15 and his former stand-in and tutor, 28 year old Jacqueline Domac, began a relationship that lasted for a few years. His guardian, Sean Furlong filed a complaint against Domac, but was unsuccessful
ep7eE TIL people who had their rectum removed , still feel like they have to poop , even though nothing is there
PY8Ee TIL in January 2018, Belgium and the Netherlands swapped land to change their national borders. Belgium's foreign minister noted that "the agreement shows that borders can also be exchanged peacefully."